Preview: Blackhawks vs. Hurricanes

Having recorded points in four straight games, the Carolina Hurricanes now look to get back in the win column when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

The Match-Up

Chicago Blackhawks (9-5-4, 22 points) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (10-3-1, 21 points)
Friday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m.
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Numbers to Know

9-2-1: The Canes' record in their last 12 games against Chicago.
15: Jordan Staal leads the team in scoring with 15 points (7g, 8a), all recorded in the 11 games since returning from the COVID-19 Protocol list. Staal is riding a four-game point streak, during which he's tallied five goals and added an assist. His 15 points are the most through his first 12 games of any season in his career.

54.4%: The Canes rank tied for second in the NHL in faceoff win percentage, behind only Boston (58%). The Canes won 60% of their faceoffs against Florida on Wednesday, and they have been 52% or better in the dot in nine of their last 10 games.

The Opposition

Last five games: 4-1-0, 8 points
On the road: 4-3-3, 11 points
CAR vs. CHI: 1-1-0
Leading scorer: Patrick Kane, 23 points (7g, 16a) in 18 games
The Blackhawks are riding a three-game winning streak and have won six of their last seven games. Kevin Lankinen posted his first career NHL shutout on Wednesday with 29 saves in Detroit.

The Last Meeting

The Canes and Blackhawks split the last two-game set in Chicago. The Canes scored a
4-3 shootout win
in the first meeting, which extended the team's winning streak to five games, before the Blackhakws answered back with a
6-4 win in the rematch
. In that second game, Chicago netted three power-play goals in the first period alone, and that was the simple difference.

"We gave away the game in the first period. When you can't kill penalties, you're not going to win," head coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "To me, it was special teams that lost it for us tonight."

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